FURA GEMS SPARKLES, INITIATING CERTIFICATION WITH RESPONSIBLE JEWELLERY COUNCIL

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- FURA Gems Inc, a coloured gemstone mining and marketing company has initiated the certification process with the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), demonstrating its commitment to responsible business practices.

In a statement, it said the project will be headed by Mazars Switzerland, which will accompany FURA Gems and all its operating mining locations in Colombia for emeralds, Mozambique for rubies, and Australia for sapphire through the process of RJC preparation.

FURA has already registered its Australian location with RJC, and will now look to expand the certification for the group and all its operating sites.

With Mazar's support, FURA will target to complete the certification process on or before Dec 31, this year for all its operating locations.

FURA Gems founder and chief executive officer, Dev Shetty said: “This is a strong statement from our side, as we launch certification of all our mines producing emeralds, rubies and sapphires.

“The certification process will enable us to formalise our commitment since our foundation is to provide the jewellery market with traceable, sustainably sourced colour gemstones.

“To achieve this, we have identified Mazars as the ideal partner to conduct the process throughout our production sites and at the headquarters level,” added Shetty.

Meanwhile, partner at Mazars, Franck Paucod said: “With our experiences in the gems and jewellery sector, we will be able to support FURA with its commitment to building the solid framework to achieve the RJC certification.”

The certification with RJC is part of the ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy deployed by FURA since its foundation in 2017.

-- BERNAMA